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Residents and survivors say 136 killed in Burkina Faso massacre, blaming army

Ouagadougou Reuters Residents and survivors of a massacre in a Burkina Faso village said on Saturday 136 people including women and infants were killed, blaming the country’s security forces for the 20th April attack. A prosecutor last week launched a probe into the massacre which took place in the northern village of Karma and surrounding […]

Around 60 civilians killed in northern Burkina Faso attack – prosecutor

Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Around 60 civilians were killed on Friday in northern Burkina Faso by people wearing the uniforms of the Burkinabe armed forces, local prosecutor Lamine Kabore said on Sunday, citing information from police in the town of Ouahigouya. He said an investigation had been launched after the attack on the village of Karma […]